Forget about brains, the hoard of zombies headed to Asbury Park this weekend are in search of one thing — a Guinness World Record. On Saturday, Oct. 5, zombie enthusiasts will gather on the Asbury Park beach to be counted by an official Guinness World Record adjudicator before they shuffle down the boardwalk and invade the […]

The city council is scheduled to meet tonight in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda for […]

From Sept 24 to Oct 1 the Asbury Park police department made the following arrests: SEPT 24 • A 40-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with burglary to a structure and theft of property. • A 23-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with simple assault. SEPT 25 • A […]

A few local Asbury Park business owners will be honored by the American Red Cross for a fundraising campaign they organized in the days after Hurricane Sandy. Bret Morgan, 35, Daniel Croak, 35, and Nina Saporta ,29, are the founders of the nonprofit corporation “Cowerks – Restore the Shore.” The three were recently selected by members of […]

Members of Asbury Park’s Office of Emergency Management [OEM] will conduct a brief presentation on the city’s disaster preparedness plan during the workshop session at Wednesday’s city council meeting. Fire Chief Kevin Keddy will lead the presentation, according to City Manager Terence Reidy. Reidy will be on hand to supplement the presentation if necessary, he […]

America’s oldest national nonprofit conservation organization kicked off the ground work for their “Community ReLeaf” program in Asbury Park Saturday, planting two scores worth of trees on the west side of town. Residents and members of the city’s Environmental and Shade Tree Commission [ESTC], along with representatives from American Forests, the New Jersey Tree Foundation[NJTF], […]

A 59-year old Neptune Township woman suffered facial and internal injuries when her car collided with an SUV at the intersection of Rt. 35 and Sunset Avenue, according to Ocean Township Police. On Friday, Sept. 27, around 1:30 p.m. the Monmouth County Serious Collision Analysis Response Team responded to a motor vehicle crash on Rt. 35 […]

Tanzanian first lady Mama Salam Kikwete [shown above, at left] met with Asbury Park Middle School teacher, Kevin Williams [right], as part of the Footprints to Education program, according to a press release from the program. Footprints, through cultural and educational exchange, is designed to enrich the lives of children while promoting global understanding between […]

For Asbury Park residents Daniel Weiss [shown above, at right] and John Grant [left], same-sex marriage rights are not just a matter of politics — they are a matter of life and death. The Asbury Park residents were married in Connecticut in 2010, and served as the lead plaintiffs in Lambda Legal’s lawsuit that argued barring same-sex […]

Members of the Asbury Park City Council Wednesday began the interview process for prospective candidates to fill the city manager position. A total of 123 resumes were submitted by interested applicants. In lieu of forming a committee, all members of council were given the opportunity to screen the resumes and select their top candidates, according […]